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WOOLWICH BEHEADING ATTACK
Two men shouting "Allahu Akbar", armed with machetes, attacked on Wednesday 05/22/2013 at about 14:00 local time, a British soldier near the Woolwich Royal Artillery Barracks in East London.
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AN ALLEGED TERROR PLOT THWARTED IN RUSSIA
Russian agents, ON 05/20/2013, have carried out a raid on a group planning a terrorist act in Moscow killing two suspects. A third suspect was held in the raid.
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NIGERIA - THE NEW FRONT WITH JIHAD
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared, on 05/15/2013, a state of emergency in three states after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups.
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ISRAEL LAUNCHED AIR CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIZBULLAH IN SYRIA
American security sources said, on Friday 05/03/2013, Israeli Air Force - IAF bombed targets related to the shipment of sophisticated rockets from the Syrian Army’s arsenal in Damascus region to Hizbullah in Lebanon
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3 ARRESTED FOR OBSTRUCTING THE BOSTON BOMBING INVESTIGATION
Three college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were arrested and accused, on Wednesday 05/01/2013, of removing a backpack containing hollowed-out fireworks from Tsarnaev's dorm room
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4 ISLAMISTS ARRESTED IN ITALY OVER TERROR
Police in Italy have arrested, on 04/30/2013, four of six men they suspect of planning terrorist attacks.
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TUNISIAN SECULAR LEADER SHOKRI BELAID ASSASSINATED
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TUNIsIAN SECULAR LEADER SHOKRI BELAID
ASSASSINATED
 In Tunisia, like in Egypt, there is an ongoing political struggle between secular, democratic and liberal groups and moderate Muslims and the local branch of the Muslims Brotherhood , the the Ennahada party over their continuous attempt to create a ruling monopoly in the country (see - Arab Indication). A day after secular opposition in Tunisia warned that they face a string of political assassinations by Muslims Brotherhood’s supporters, a leading Tunisian opposition figure, Shokri Belaid, leader of the left-leaning opposition Democratic Patriots party, has been killed as he was leaving his home in the capital Tunis, on Wednesday 02/06/2013. .Police clashed with protesters outside Tunisia's interior ministry where thousands had gathered chanting "the people want the fall of the regime" as hundreds of mourners accompanied an ambulance carrying the body of a slain opposition leader. Protesters threw rocks at the police who responded by firing tear gas and using batons in a bid to disperse the crowd on Habib Bourguiba Avenue, in central Tunis, an AFP journalist reported.Ziad Lakhader, a leader of the Popular Front, the umbrella organisation of the Democratic Patriots Shokri Belaid had been critical of Tunisia's leadership, especially the Islamic party Ennahda that dominates the government. He had accused authorities of not doing enough to stop violence by ultra conservatives who have targeted mausoleums, art exhibits and other things seen as out of keeping with their strict interpretation of Islam. Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, who cut short a visit to France on Wednesday,said he would fight those who opposed the political transition in his country after the death of Sokri Belaid. Marzouki also cancelled a visit to Egypt scheduled for Thursday after the killing. Chanting for the fall of the Annahda-led government, demonstrators shouted "Shame, shame Shokri died", "Where is the government?", and "The government should fall".Ruling out the possibility of external factors, Bin Ali said "Tunisia is a friend of all nations. It is hard to think of anyone from abroad to do this to us," adding that "the people want the whole government out as they proved to be useless".The killing comes as Tunisia is struggling to maintain stability and revive its economy after its longtime dictator was overthrown in an uprising two years ago. Ennahda won 42% of seats in the first post-Arab uprising elections in October 2011 and formed a government in coalition with two secular parties, President Marzouki's Congress for the Republic and Ettakatol. However, the government has faced many protests over economic hardship. France condemned the murder of Belaid, describing him as a courageous fighter for human rights."This murder robs Tunisia of one of its most courageous and free voices," President Francois HoLlande said hours after Belaid was shot dead.It is obvious that the Arab world, in Yemen, Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Sudan and especially in Syria the transitional period of reforming the Arab societies, once called the “Arab Spring”, to reshape the Arabs future and the struggle between Islamists and more liberal elements over the nature of the Arab societies is still far from over (see - The Islamic-Decade).
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